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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GARDEN The garden originally consisted of a row of Poplars, a Beech Hedge, some climbing Roses, an Old Apple and a Walnut Tree. We started creating the garden in March 1999, by removing some of the Poplars to open up the view to the paddock and moved part of the beech hedge to screen the Purple Meadow. We dug out the pond in April 1999 and planted the rear garden borders. The front garden borders were started in October 2000 and completed in May 2001, a slow progression as I got more and more heavily pregnant, (Tilly was born at the end of June!) plus it was a wet spring! In October 2002 we planted the Purple Meadow and in the following summer 2003 Tilly and I created the stone parterre whilst I was pregnant with Florence! The Pavillion was completed in November 2003 and around that time I also planted the grassy curvaceous borders opposite. There is always plenty more to achieve but I feel we’ve got the bones of the garden in place now! | ||||
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LUCY REDMAN NCH Dip ESGD • In 1985 Lucy was the youngest member of staff working at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Gardens, Wisley. • She worked for a landscaping company in London whilst attending the English Gardening School based at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London where she gained her Diploma in Garden Design in 1989. • Redman Garden Designs was set up in 1989 and for 5 years was based in London designing, planting and maintaining gardens for some very prestigious clients, including a £200,000 Roof Terrace in Kensington and a 40m x4m Mixed Border in Henley. For several years she exhibited her designs at both the Chelsea Flower Show and the Hampton Court Flower Show. • Lucy moved her design business to Suffolk in 1995 and also became a part-time Lecturer at Otley College, near Ipswich where for 4 years she taught both the City and Guilds and Advanced National Certificate Courses in Garden Design. She also taught NCH Horticultural Therapy and also worked with a group of disabled students for 5 years to create a Multi Sensory Garden in Stowmarket. • In 1996 Lucy started working as a part-time Landscape Design Assistant to Xa Tollemache at Helmingham Hall. She helped with the planning and planting of her Gold Medal winning Chelsea Flower Show Garden sponsored by the Evening Standard in 1997. • In 1999 she was one of 25 to be auditioned out of 500 applicants for the position of presenter on BBC2’s Gardeners World. • The Lucy Redman School of Garden Design was founded in 2000 and the short courses are held in the sedum roofed Garden Pavilion. Lucy continues to run her own garden design practice and lectures to various groups and societies. • Lucy is presently recording a series of features for BBC Radio Suffolk on Horticulture as Therapy | ||||||||||||||||||
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